High price of chicken meat caused an increase in pork consumption in Mexico

The increase in the price of chicken since 2020 has stimulated pork consumption among Mexicans, increasing 7.2% in 2022, as a substitute for what is considered "affordable meat" by the population, according to the Mexican Meat Council. At the end of 2022, the highest consumption of pork was obtained in Mexico with 2 thousand 903,416 tons, 16% higher than the pre-pandemic period of 2019. Ernesto Hermosillo, president of ComeCarne, specified that meat consumption, considering chicken, pork, beef and processed meat, increased by 3.3% compared to 2021, for a total of 10 thousand tons. Despite the increase in the price of chicken last year, this type of meat also increased the consumption of the population by 3.1%, compared to 2021. Chicken is the meat most sought after by Mexicans, with an amount of 4,692,003 tons . This indicates that 69% of meat consumption was made of sausage and pork, as their cost is lower in relation to the price of beef. Pork consumption increased by 31.8% from ...